Awning-roller construction



Feb. 19, 1929, 1,703,000 l D. FROEHLICH AwNING ROLLER cons'rnucTIoNFlled May 14, 1927 INVENTOR ATTORNEY Patented Feb.` 19,1929.

Davie FROEHLIC; or BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

.LwNINGROLIJER CONSTRUCTION.

yApplication led May 14, l1927. Serial No.- 191,503.

.This invention relates to improvements in an awning rollerconstruction.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a positive means offixing the awning` roller kto the ldrive spindle so that the roller willturn therewith during the Winding andunivinding of the awning about thesame.

Another object of the inventionresides in an awning roller constructionin which a recess is provided in one end of a roller to receive t-hebushing of a cap fixed to the end of a roller and through which bushinga spindle extends While a keypasses transversely through the roller,bushing and spindle to keep the parts together to prevent any accidentalt-urning of the same relative to each other upon rotation of thespindle.

1With these and other objects in view, the :invention resides in certainnovel construction and combination and arrangement'of parts, theessentialr features of which are hereinafter fully described, areparticularly pointed out in the appended claims, andare illustrated inthe accompanying draWing,in \vh.icli:-

` Figure 1 is a perspective view of my im-y proved awning roller and itssupporting means.

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the same.

Figure 3 is a horizontal sectional view on the line of Figure 1.

, Figure 4 is a detail perspective view of the supporting bracket.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, the reference numeral 10,designates my improved awning roller which comprises. a solid wood body11 having a` iange cap- 12 on each end thereof. The diameter ofthe capis greater than the diameter of the body to permit of an outer.tubularcasing 13 toV fit over the body and beneath the flange of thecap. A recess 14 is provided in the end of the body ttor receiving abushing or sleeve 15 which extends inwardly from the cap and receivesthe inner end of a spindle or stub shaftt 16. The inner face of the capis prof vided with brads 17 at the joinderof the bushing therewith andwhich brads are embedded in the outer end of t-he body to maintain .thecap in position thereon. yAfterthe cap has been applied to t-he end'ofthe body,`

nails 18 are passed through openings in the cap and are driven into thebody to prevent rotation of the cap With respect thereto.'

the shaft has been inserted into the gr, a nail er key 2O is driventransverse- Atte hush i roller.

vInec-l'ianism is old in the art but yhas been ly throughthe `body .andextends through the aligned openings provided in the bushing and shaft16.

The outer end of the shaft 16 is ournalled in a two-part housing 21andextends slightly beyond the housing for a. purpose to` be presentlyexplained. A Worm gear 22 is fixed to the shaft 16 and is concealedWithin the housing, which Worm meshes With gear 23 fixed to a verticaloperating rod 24 which depends from the housing and by Whichan operatorimparts a turning movement to the The construction of the Windingparatus upon a supporting structure such as the front of a building orthe like, I provide a pair of space-d brackets 25 and 25 forrespectively supporting the opposite ends of the roller. The bracket 25is provided with an outwardlyv extending arm 26 having a notch 27therein for receiving the stub shaft 28 extending from the end of theroller opposite to the end from which the shaft 16 extends.l The shaft28 is keyed to the body of the roller in the same manner as that described for the Shaft 16. A y

The bracket 25 comprisesa fiat piece of strap metal bent to provide anattaching part 29 having openings therein for the passage of screws orlike fastening elements 30. All arm 31 extends at'right angle to thepart 28 and is provided-with a notch 32 for receiving the projecting endthe shaft 16, and a notch 33 for the receptionv of either of a pairofVT-shaped klugs 34 an( 35`vvhich extend from opposite lsides of thehousing 21. The,

particular lug' used for engagementwith the notch 33is dependent upontheposition at l which the bracket is mounted on a supporting structure.'If the structure is of sufficient Width to allow the bracket tobemounted as shown in. the drawing,V then it is mounted thusly,but shouldthe vWinding apparatus bushing extendinn` Yfrom said cap into saidrecess, a spindle int-ting Within said bushing and extending therefrom,and a key passing transversely through said body, bushing and spindlefor keying the roller to the spindle.

2. An awning roller Comprising a body portion having a recess in an endt'iereof, a flange cap itting over the end of said body, the ange beingdisposed in spaced relation 10 to said body., a bushing extending fromsaid cap into Saidv recess, a tubular easing' fitting over said body andhaving' its ends disposed beneath the Hnge of said Cap, a spindleextending into said bushing, and a key passing transversely through Saidbody portion, bushing and spindle for keying the roller thereto.

In testimony whereof have aiXed iny signature.

DAVID FRoEHLIoH.

